When the shortkicks competition made its debut in 2007, even we didn't imagine it would be possible to attract so many top-quality short films year in, year out. But every year, there they are: the 11mm shortkicks.

N 2014, 6.00min, no dialogueDIR: Rune Denstad Langlo, Snow as far as the eye can see - for months upon months. Foul centers on the everyday but imaginative impressions of a ten-year-old girl on a normal winter day in Norway.

La Veu del Bar

NL 2015, 4.14min, original with English subtitles, German premiereDIR: Johan KramerFor the past 60 years, stadium announcer Manel Vich has been the voice of mighty Barcelona. The fans all know his voice, but almost no one recognizes him.

Padres Hooligans

E 2015, 11.00min, original with English subtitles, world premiereDIR: Alba Gomez, Alba Cid, Sarah ZelichIt's only a youth-division match of the Singuerlín club from a suburb of Barcelona. The parents of the pint-sized athletes treat the proceedings as if it were the Champions League final.

Präsident Ulonska

D 2015, 11.50min, original with English subtitlesDIR: Daniel Brückner & Dominik BoymannsKlaus Ulonska was originally a fan of Cologne FC, but fans of rival Fortuna Cologne convinced him to help save their club. What was originally planned as a four-week engagement turned into a ten-year tenure as club president.

Spectators

GB 2013, 4.00min, no dialogueDIR: Ross Hogg"Spectators" concentrates on the unsung stars in the stadiums - the fans who attend every match and accompany the events on the pitch with never-changing rituals.

An Unfair Game

GB 2013, 3.00min, original versionDIR: Kris HofmannThe beautiful game has become a business, and unfortunately it's begun to neglect those people, without whom it has no soul - the fans.

Sur la touche

F 2014, 14.40min, original with English subtitles, German premiereDIR: Hortense GélinetSamir is a PSG fan, and that gets on his girlfriend Anna's nerves. But she changes her mind one day, when he convinces her to accompany him to the stadium.

Twelfth Man

GB 2014, 5.41min, no dialogueDIR: Duane HopkinsThousands of Newcastle and Sunderland confront one another in the hours between their local derby. Twelfth Man is a vivid portrait of what happens next.

Rockmount

IRL 2014, 13.00min, original with English subtitles, German premiereDIR: Dave TynanCork, 1982. A young Roy Keane hopes to battle his way to a starting role with his club - thanks to his iron will and typically vocal instructions on the pitch.